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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Miller say his tale is about?
(a) Saints.
(b) A drunken brawl.
(c) A love triangle.
(d) A group on a pilgrimage.

2. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
(a) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) Sir Gawain.
(d) William Shakespeare.

3. Why does the demon take the summoner to hell?
(a) To save the rich widow.
(b) It is part of their bargain.
(c) To save the farmer.
(d) He refuses to repent.

4. Who comes to Alison's window after Nicholas and Alison spend the night together?
(a) An unknown townsperson.
(b) Absalom.
(c) The Miller.
(d) John.

5. What kind of tale is the Squire asked to tell?
(a) A tale about bravery.
(b) A tale about religion.
(c) A tale about love.
(d) A tale about nobility.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the miller refill half the students' the flour sack with?

2. Who does the Franklin compare the Squire to?

3. How long does Lady Constance roam at sea?

4. Who reminds the Cook he must tell a good tale?

5. Who is the mysterious guest that appears at the king's celebration in the Squire’s Tale?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the characters in the Franklin's Tale rewarded?

2. Why can there be no real determination of the outcome of the Cook's Tale?

3. Why are the pilgrims confused by the Merchant's Tale?

4. Why is the Knight's Tale fitting for his character?

5. What is the point the Summoner makes about friars with the anecdote in his Prologue?

6. Why is it fitting for the Squire to begin the tale that he does?

7. What makes the friar in the Summoner's Tale corrupt?

8. What is the basis of the Reeve's story? Why is this the basis for the story?

9. Why is the Wife of Bath's Prologue so long?

10. Why does the Host ask the Clerk to tell a tale after the Summoner's Tale?

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